How do we build a culture of learning in schools?
For our final episode of the year, David interviews Shane Leaning, Head of Teaching Development at Nord Anglia, China. Shane is responsible for professional development at eleven bilingual schools acr...
14 Des 202258min
How do teachers become better teachers?
Teachers are lifelong learners. Like many professions, CPD sits at the heart of the career and is an essential aspect of personal growth and pupil impact. But what actually is effective CPD and how do...
8 Des 20221h 8min
How can we use the World Cup as a teachable moment?
This week, Aaron attempts to persuade David to use the Qatar Football World Cup as a teaching opportunity. Tune in to find out whether he was successful and for some ideas as to how you could begin th...
30 Nov 202234min
How do we teach for a sustainable future?
Following the interview in E04, Aaron, David and Ross discuss ways in which the Sustainable Development Goals can be taught in a variety of settings.As promised in the episode, here is a list of resou...
23 Nov 202246min
How are we teaching the Sustainable Development Goals?
With COP27 taking place this week, Ross invites fellow sustainable development enthusiasts Helen Sundaram and Eve Jardine-Young onto the pod to discuss the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals...
16 Nov 20221h 14min
Why are teachers staying in the profession?
With the majority of new entrant teachers leaving the profession within five years, Aaron, Ross and David explore the reasons why and where teachers are remaining in the profession.
9 Nov 202229min
Why are teachers leaving the profession?
With teachers fleeing the profession like never before, Ross, Aaron and David discuss the factors driving this mounting problem. Is it pay, working conditions, lifestyle change, the aftermath of Covid...
2 Nov 202232min
What is Gamification?
There can be little doubt that children enjoy playing games and gamification appears to be taking the world of education by storm. Gamifying the classroom has become so accepted over the last decade b...
8 Okt 202232min
